The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-10
OGDEN OCCURRENCES.
Happenings in and About the june
ton City on Tuesday.
HOW he BECAME DESPERATE.

Inc recent attempt made by the Ger
man to rob Mr.. Lewis of jewelry, yividly
recalled the case of John Smith. tb,
train robber, who is now in the Utat
Penltentiary, and a reporter learned
Smiths story of how he became a des-
persdo, from his attorney.
Smith was boy of about Is years
and was driving team in Montana. One
day he had very hard drive to make
across desert, some forty miles, with
out water. Before leaving town he
bought some whisky and put it into MS
wagon, and then started out alone 10
make the weary journey. He had not
progressed many miles when he met q
couple of men, who hailed him and
asked him if he had any thing to drink.
Smith told them he had a little whisky
in the wagon, but refused to give it up
| to them, as they had only a short dis
lance to go to where they could get
some, while he had about thirty miles
of dry hot road to pass before arriving
at town. The fellows coaxed and
threatened, but in vain. The youth
would yield to neither, and finally be-
coming exasperated, the men pulled
their guns and forced the boy to
hand out the liquor at the
the muzzle of couple of six-shooters.
Finding discretion the only thing left to
him, the boy gave them the liquor. and
they sat down on the ground and began
drinking. This was tantalizing. The
boys blood fairly boiled with rage, and
he determined to punish the rufians
for their acts. Accordingly he crept
back into his wagon and procured his
pistol, and while The men were enjoying
the joke they mad perpetrated, the boy
opened fire on them, killing one and
fatally wounding the other. Afterward
he was arrested, tried and acquitted,
but he was no longer quiet citizen.
He took TO rObbiDg and murder for
profession, and the amount of skill he
developed is thoroughly well known by
were published at the time.
Some three years ago, Smith went
into a store in Logan and bought some
underclothing, obtaining permission to
go into the Office to put it one Re
naming longer than was thought ne
cessary, the proprietor stepped back to
see what was the matter, and was met
with cooked revolver and q demand to
open his safe. Instead of complying,
however, he lodged through the open
door and summoned the officers. Smith
had gone however before he could be
captured and the next day eluded the
sheriff and on the succeeding night
boarded freight train, and unaided,
robbed half dozen men of their valu-
ables, without so much as the tremor
of nerve.
When put on trial, he succeeded for
two long years in deluding the doctors,
the courts and juries with the belief
that he was insane, his time being di
vided between the Penitentiary and the
lunatic asylum. The mans nerve was
something wonderful, and he had more
than average intelligence.
Few prisoners have ever been able to
stand the penitentiary sweat box" for
more than forty-eight hours and most
OF them give in at the expiration OF
twelve hours; but Smith endured its
horrors for six days without f1inching.
NOCTURNAL SCREAMS.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Monday night
the neighborhood in the vicinity of
Third and Young Streets was disturbed
by the moaning cries of someone who
was apparently in great distress. The
voice souGded as though it came from
either youth or q woman and investi-
CATION soon proved that it was the
latter. A number of people were still
in the streets and they went to the
house from whence came the disturb
ance and were soon joined by others
who hastily donned their clothing and
set out to solve the problem of the tear
full cries.
t. - .ao.. Joo-.od 1bot fba frOuhIa
arose from a family quarrel and that
the screaming was Mrs. Ed. Black. The |
cause was her father, Mr.. Gwyer, had |
knocked the table over, scattering por.
celain and fragments of glass in all |
directions and narrowly escaping seri-
ously injuring baby that lie sleeping
in its cradle.
To q gentleman who questioned
her about the affair, after the ex-
excitement had subsidized, Mrs. Black
said at first, the table fell over.
Seeking an explanation of such a won
derful event T. gentleman was in
formed that a " from Mr.. Gwyer
assisted the ope. IN, and as reason
for his striking the able the lady OF the
house wildly admitted that she had
called him liar and he got mad.
The CONSERVATION among nelgnDOrs
was intense for few moments. Half
dressed men went to ascertain the
,ause of disturbance, while white robed
igures waited anxiously within the
screens for an explanation of the horrid
loise, and drew a sigh OF relief when
he explanation came.
CHURCH INCORPORATION.
Articles of incorporation of the First
Church of this city
laYe been fled with the county clerk.
The officers are Rev. A. J. Bailey, presi-
lent; w. a. Ring, G. R. Hank, Mrs.
/. Bushmiller and Miss Y. W. Ludden,
directors, Mr.. Bailey is the church
pastor. The society embraces some
prominent names.